Crows Nest Beefeater in Aylesbury Vale

Just ordered coffees so can't comment on food. Went to order more hot drinks but the barman had taken himself off into a area of the restaurant so I had to ask him if he could come back and serve me. Won't be going back.

Very long wait for main meal food was ok. Need to say the lady toilets were absolutely disgusting not clean and the Gents was flooded

Meets the expectations, staff is pretty friendly. Very affordable lunch options.

Lovely meal, in a nice atmosphere, Service very good. Decor looking a bit tired could do with an update.

A great environment for a wednesday evening meal. The server was fantastic - friendly, informative and professional. Ordered a steak and fish and chips with starters. The starters, calamari and chicken wings were good, slightly overcooked but tasty. The fish and chips was barely passable. The fish, inside a very thick oily batter, was dry, overcooked and tasteless. I'm not sure if this was a one off but it was not enjoyable at all. The chips were although oily was more tasty than the fish. This also came with mushy peas that was thick and stodgy...i had to add mayo to soften it up a bit. The steak was cooked to order and it was done well however it lacked taste...although I have to say it also, although different, had more taste than the fish. The environment is so lovely and the servers were excellent but the food let it down - won't be going back for seconds.

That’s frustrating, especially when you specifically asked for it rare. A rare steak should have a cool, red center and be seared on the outside—definitely not overcooked. If they’ve messed it up twice, it’s likely the chef either doesn’t know how to cook rare steak properly or isn’t taking your request seriously.

Arrived for a meal to be asked have you booked a table (we hadn’t) to be told we don’t accept walk in customers ( the restaurant was virtually empty)? But could sit in the bar side area and order from the same restaurant menu. I ordered a mixed grill with steak medium rare, and my partner ordered a bacon burger after approximately 40 minutes later the food arrived, my steak was so overcooked it was borderline black and bone dry, the triple cooked chips were barely cooked once never mind triple cooked, my partner’s burger was also burnt to a crisp it looked like a carpet tile and the bacon shattered into pieces when trying to cut it. I wouldn’t trust the chef (using that title very loosely) to make toast. Worse experience ever I wouldn’t return even if the food was free and I was starving! Avoid… top prices for extremely substandard food.

Friendly service although advise booking in advance as it does get very busy. Be prepared for a wait, but staff are always very nice and do their best. Last visit we had a long wait, and the food came and mine was over cooked. I mentioned it and was asked if I wanted some more chicken, I said it was ok but just feed back to the kitchen in case there was someone who may make a fuss. Long story short, as an apology, there was no charge for our desserts. You can’t say better than that!

Our server was Nathan. He is lovely and polite. Great service

Four roast delivered to the table, all cold. Asked for replacements, just received dried up microwaved versions of our original meals. Returned these and decided to go somewhere else.

Service was slow and food cold. Toilets were desperately in need of decorating and floor sticky! Shame.

Went to crows nest today 16.30 taken to table filthy under table no complaint ordered one starter lovely received main course at 17.35 not happy coated chips disgusting sent back quicker if I had plain chips wife and sister in law ordered same salmon meal both wrong chips came eventually burger nearly finished brother in law ordered mixed grill medium rare steak turned up well done father in law ordered bq chicken lovely by now 1810 did not stay for pudding £80 with 40% off luckily I don’t live here I won’t be back again but my in laws are local and they are not going back either shame on u beefeater. Absolutely disgusting

I absolutely loved the food, and the service was outstanding. Katie was an absolute gem—so kind and sweet. She even brought me a special drink to help me feel better since I was sick. Truly a thoughtful touch! 🥰

Friendly staff reasonable food at reasonable price. Nice looking garden

Just come back from another great night at the Cross Nest. Love the management and staff here.

Nice food, but Premier Inn are saving money by not cleaning like they should, dirt on the floors in the dining area from the night before.

This is an extensive chain restaurant on the busy A41 and it’s attached to a Premier Inn. The building itself is comfortable and well presented and staff are very friendly. In addition to the restaurant, out the back is a nice garden area where you can eat and this has a nice view across towards Dunstable. The staff are very welcoming and helpful and knowledgeable about the menu which, was standard for this type of chain, has a good range and variety for all tastes. Service was good and when our food arrived, it was nicely cooked and presented.All in all a good place to eat.

Went for Christmas dinner. The food was very tasty. Service was excellent. Bit noisy for some

Nice spacious pub in a good setting. We had the 'Premier Inn' breakfast which was cooked fresh with quick service

I went in first and didn’t get seated for 15 mins even though there was no customers yet staff mingling about. Left and came back hour later. Paid 17 pounds for the worst burger I’ve ever eaten. This is the first time I’ve ever left a review somewhere because it was that bad.

The man serving us was lovely and accommodating. No person was there to greet us and regardless of the quality of the restaurant, it is a prerequisite to have that. The space around the area we were eating was really not nice with cobwebs on the conservatory roof and crumbs on the floor and was generally unclean. Food was decent and the plant burger I had was nice.

On entering, we were immediately informed that there was a long list of items that were not available due to an issue at their distribution warehouses. This included most Christmas items and virtually every other item worth eating on the menu. We had the steak, and it was full of gristle. A wasted visit.

Always a great breakfast here, friendly service and good value.

Dreadful meal, so many items not available due to circumstances beyond their control, but not pre warned even though I had had several messages reminding me of my booking. No effort made to compensate for lack of menu, ladies toilet smelt dreadful and then attempted to overcharge. Terrible experience

I have never been to the establishment before I can see where the ratings are so low, Here is my experience. Sometimes we decide to have Christmas dinner out, we reserved a table at this establishment a few days ago For Christmas dinner. All seemed well. This morning we get a voicemail telling us if we don’t go into the establishment physically and pay in full our reservation reservations would not be honoured.. What kind of a bone dry establish is this? Apparently, we can’t pay over the telephone because they don’t have the systems? Once again, what kind of establishment is this? No, we won’t be driving all the way to your restaurant just to pay you cash because your payment systems don’t work over the phone. And if yours is the kind of restaurant where many people don’t turn up, then obviously something’s wrong. But let me tell you about us we’ve been on this planet a good 55 years and we’ve never ever been treated like this before. It’s not once in any of those years have we ever been asked to go to the restaurant to pay upfront?! And then go back there on Christmas Day? Utterly ridiculous. Poor management, this would’ve been the first time we ever been to Beefeater, alas We haven’t even made it to the restaurant without being put off by ridiculous management and customer service. Seriously, who has ever had to travel all the way to a restaurant to pay for the meals in full For a later date. I mean, it’s bad enough having to pay for the meals if over the telephone in advance, but the fact they can’t even take telephone payments and they Demand you actually travel all the way to the restaurant pay for all the meals upfront to return on Christmas Day? Once again, what kind of management has been employed to run this gaff? We have now made Reservations elsewhere, except this review as a cancellation of booking!

Never have we been asked to leave the table because they wanted it for another group of customers for breakfast and we hadn't even been an HR and still drinking breakfast. Food was just about warm and some items missing from the self service area. Toasters not even plugged in which we had to do. If they had more than one coffee machine they wouldn't have people blocking the way for the waiting staff to negotiate. Won't be returning anytime soon.

Lots of food not available due to distribution issues!

Popped in for an early dinner, the place was empty pre Christmas!, probably due to half the menu being unavailable, stuck with it and wished we never, greasy overcooked everything, hunters chicken was dry with no sauce and looked like it had been deep fried. Burger stack too much in it. Most of which was inedible just keep it real, bigger is not always better dump the burnt onion cluster and brioche buns

Great food, great atmosphere and a wonderful waitress Maiya who exceeded all our expectations. Excellent service and very kind staff. If I could leave a better review I would!

The steak I had tasted good and had the right level of cooking as requested, the supporting mushroom and tomato were underdone and the peas were overdone. The overhead light was harsh. The service was good and not too slow.

Our bowls team decided to celebrate its Xmas Dinner here. Two members, of eight booked, in November, to have lunch, and to book the table for the team's dinner. They had already obtained details from all team members what each individual wanted to eat. When they tried to book, asking specifically for a round table, situated in the main part of the restaurant, they were told that it was not necessary to book, and neither was it necessary to give in the list. The same couple, feeling uneasy with this negativity, they returned to attempt a booking again, but their request was, again refused. On our arrival last Saturday evening, we were told that the round table was already occupied, but a second round table was available. However, it was not situated in the main area, which had been traditionally decorated The area we were in did not, and we even had to ask for Christmas Crackers to be brought to the table. Our Waiter arrived and attempted to hand out menus. However, Sandra still had the list of the group's food requirements. The Waiter took our list, only sy that had we left the list prior to this evening, they could have ensured all was ready for us .Imagine the group's reaction to this comment. We were anything but amused. To add fuel to the fire, after having read through our list, he went on to advise us that four of the eight people could not have what they had ordered. We could not believe what he then revealed. Turkey, the most traditional of Christmas meals, was no tavailable. They could offer chicken as an alternative. Three very reluctantly agreed to have the chicken (which was of very ordinary quality), and one ordered another alternative. Fortunately the sweets were more palatable, but, after having had to wait nearly an hour for them, it came as a bitter sweet ending to the evening. It has to be said that our Christmas celebration dinner was ruined for us all, and we shall most certainly not be returning.

Food was cold, veg tasted like it had come straight out of a fridge, gravy was also cold. When we pointed this out to the waitress she just said she would let the kitchen know. What you should have done was offer to replace meals with hot ones! Then you would have avoided a bad review. The restaurant was very quiet too. We usually come once every 2 weeks, but will not be back, as unfortunately past few visits the food has been getting worse

I would avoid at any cost. Re-heated food, cold starter, steak ok but the 15 peas on my plate were insufficienty cooked, tomato cold, mushroom cold. I don't know what the reason for this was, was there a recent change of management and or chefs??

Always a good feed. Service could have been a little better. Place could do with a refresh inside, however we went for the food and the food was delicious! 😋😋

Good food, service always fast.

Overcooked deep fried food but gastropub prices. Wasted our money on 3 starters each. Would have been acceptable once upon a time but competitors have significantly upped their game.

Overcharged for set Christmas meal which realised when we were home. Rang The Crows Nest and was told by a very unhelpful man to go back for a refund, but we live over an hour away. Steak Diane fillet steak hardly edible and hardly warm. Ditto with one rib eye. Have eaten here before and it was excellent. Today it was very poor so won't be returning.

A nice pub in a great location with views accross the countryside, but unfortunately let down by the very slow service and food quality seems to have really dropped since our last visit.

Didn't have half the menu. Portions incredibly small. No decent beer. Toilets dirty. Not a great experience.

For a major restaurant chain, the food was luke warm and tasteless. The portions were measly, the salad was 1 lettuce leaf, 2 slices of cucumber, and half a tomato. The mashed potato portions were miniscule and the corn on the cob was about an inch long and about the size of a 50p. For the pleasure of no table service, very poor tasteless food and very diluted drinks was over £50.00. Not going to a Beefeater again!!

Each time we have been the chips have always been over done.

The service was slow. Food took 1 hour to come out, 1 meal was wrong and some were warm not hot. The toilets were dirty. We were seated by a fire exit that children kept running in and out of and leaving the door open, I may as well have been sat outside it was that cold. We didn't even bother asking for the desert menus because we didn't have time to wait another hour. What a waste of money! We will definitely not be returning anytime soon.

Food was very average not very warm, service was ideal

My starter was cold but remedied quickly.

All you can eat breakfast was amazing, great customer service aswel. We have a new born and the staff went out of there way to find us suitable seating to feed baby. Had a great time here and would recommend to others 5/5

A really enjoyable meal with friendly service looking forward forward to our next visit

we went here tonight for the first time in a couple of years. wish we hadn't bothered. the decor is old, tired and scruffy. the overall cleanliness of the restaurant left a lot to be desired, with marks on the menus and awful brown staining on the chairs. we left almost immediately. they definitely need to clean the place up.

The guy who served us was brilliant,he was very attentive and kind and able to have a laugh with Well done Samuel

Lovely meal with my 2 boys. They had Gammon which they really enjoyed. I had Chicken Cobb Salad which was really nice. Also had some sides and desserts .All food was great and served promptly. We were served by Katie who was really friendly and regularly checked into see if we needed anything else. Highly recommended!

I didn’t even make it to the restraunt They offered 25% discount on their website. Signed up for it and didn’t receive the code. They told me it takes 48 hours on the phone. Didn’t show for my booking. This wastes time and wastes your booking spaces. I will always advise people not to go due to this experience.

Great Unlimited breakfast however it did take a good 35 minutes to get to the table from ordering (as it's not buffet) however there is continental breakfast included if you can't wait. Unlimited drinks including juices too, nearly everything tasted spot on apart from the black pudding was slightly mushy but still can't complain. The view from the upper dining area was amazing really recommend and will go again.

The service was good, and the server was pleasant. The atmosphere of the restaurant was ok, with great views. Unfortunately, the atmosphere was spoilt by one group of about eight people where one chap seemed to think the whole restaurant needed to hear him. Another family of about seven came in, and three of the older children were running up and down between tables. The food was hot and OK, but not more than average. It was a shame, really, as we used to live in the area and eat there quite often.

Had both breakfast and an evening meal here and was not disappointed at all. Very attentive staff

2 adults & 2 kids breakfast Food was nice, server was lovely and everything was well stocked and tidy

Awful experience. My partner and I came to have some food to which we were told there wouldn’t be any availability for a further three hours when there were so many free tables. We checked online prior to arriving and it said we could reserve a spot anytime. So we did and waited half an hour to be turned away again because there were some bigger groups coming in later and they didn’t have enough staff (which is not our problem). If that is the case then there shouldn’t be availability on the website which we checked before coming out and you should cater towards being able to manage with bigger groups. Extremely disappointed and now hungry, thanks not very much. Will take custom elsewhere

Considering the restaurant was virtually empty, the service was too slow. My rib-eye steak meal served up like warm . My partners' salmon was done to a crisp. I was offered a re-heat but as we had waited for ages and I had not eaten since breakfast at 7:30 that morning (we arrived in time for our 2 o'clock meal and were not served until 3 o'clock), the thought of another wait and finishing my meal when my guests had finished theirs did not meet with my approval. Some birthday treat this was !

Been out for an evening meal the restaurant is freezing no heating on had to sit in my jacket to eat . Ridiculous.

Having stayed in he Premier Inn attached to the Crows Nest and enjoyed the breakfast, we decided to try dinner. It was very disappointing. Slow service, food literally thrown at us across the table, my breaded mushrooms almost jumped off the plate, and my husband's apple dessert only stayed on the table because he caught it. The area is generally clean, and the food is at the standard of any Beefeater pub. However, the doors into the toilets need a good clean. They are grubby and sticky. I can't help wondering what else needs cleaning and what the standard of cleanliness is in the kitchen. Unfortunately, we had a noisy and vulgar group of 4 people sitting close to us , not the pub's fault, much spoilt our evening.

Horrible food horrible space , first and last time visiting. Worst food ever!!! Avoid!!!

Came on a Sunday, Roast dinners had sold out by 3pm so went for a mixed grill which was all overcooked unfortunately, had to send back. Chicken & ribs - not flavoursome at all. Chicken was super dry & chewy. Used to be complimented with a lovely salad with dressing but now the plate is so beige. Didn't look appetising one bit. Kids Roasts were available but only with a chicken breast piece but again they didn't really eat it as was so dry. This place was always our go too for food but the quality has really gone downhill. Thankfully we had a fabulous waitress, Beverly, Who was always on hand to help with all our issues & nothing was too much for her to try & resolve for us. We just felt bad always explaining issues every time she checked up on us. She's a credit to the chain. Shame about the food though. Probably won't be returning anytime soon due to it being so poor.

Called to ask if I needed to book, told no when I arrived was told no table have yo wait about 45mins to see if one became available. With a disabled 86 year old father and a child with me declined and left, went to 5 bells in weston turville who not only accommodated us a short notice provided an amazing breakfast.....

Only had a drink. More a place to eat in rather than meet to drink.

Staff nice, food utterly dreadful

Great food,Katie gave us plenty of time and attention, thank you Katie. View was special too.

Really poor breakfast and super slow service.

Good food. Busy. Seated near serving hatch showed some tension.

I guess not all Beefeater’s are created equal…

Desperately in need of a refurb or a lick of paint. Food was good, service was good, but very quiet for a Friday night.

Goodish experience,service bit slow but, overall ok

We went out to dinner on Saturday 17th. I was so disappointed with our meal. The steak was not cooked to how they asked me. We sent the plate back to be re cooked and still came back full of blood for a medium steak. I'm sorry but if your chefs can't cook a basic steak they shouldn't be working in a steak house.

Staff were so welcoming, friendly and helpful. Always on hand to help and always had a smile on their face especially B. Food was good, service was in good time and good price with a discount as we were staying in the Premier Inn next door.

Very average chain pub food and dreadful customer service. The ribs had a very spicy taste, not what you expect from BBQ ribs.The dining area has a raised area with a lovely view and behind it is a lower level area where the only view is of other diner's knees. We were seated in the lower area and asked to move to an area in the raised area. We were told no because it was not clean (two glasses on the table). The table remained empty for the whole time we were there.

Poor food and awful customer service, avoid this place! Ordered BBQ ribs which were spicy (not BBQ as per the menu) chips were cold and corn on the cob mushy as was so overcooked. On top of this we were seated on a dingy table, I asked if we could move to another empty table (which remained empty throughout our visit) in a nicer position and was told 'no because it needs to be cleaned' I asked if it could be cleaned so that we may move and was still told no. This is not good customer care in my opinion. While we were in the restaurant we saw a number of meals returned to the kitchen with various problems, so our experience is not a one off!

Popped in tonight as had been busy all day and had received a 2 for 1 voucher so it worked perfectly for us. Food was good as you'd expect from a beefeater. Joff behind the bar was cheery and friendly ... thanks Joff

Always slow service, food over priced

good food friendly staff nice n clean plenty of parking wheel chair friendly well worth a visit see you soon 😊

Had a mixed grill meat and chips where okay, but peas and tomato had been dried out like they were last week's

Nice food. Friendly staff. Nice views with ample space. Nice little place

Appaling lack of customer service and manners from staff. We were left standing at the front desk for 5 minutes before someone was directed to come and speak to us. He ambled over and we asked if they had a table for 2 available? His response was a flat 'no'. No apology, no indication of wait time, nothing. Just stood there looking at us, arrogantly. If the restaurant was full, then surely there should have been some kind of message to this affect left at the check-in point so we weren't left hanging around only to be rudely turned away? This restaurant had been recommended to us by close friends so to be dismissed in such a manner has left us quite angry, actually!

Went for breakfast felt a bit rushed and food wasn't hot but ate it as hungry

Did was ok and filling. Only thing is that we were over charged. Ordered fish and chips. We did not ask for haddock but was charged extra nearly £3 each for this. Didn't find this out until we got home as the receipt print was so minute and had to get an eye glass to read it. Had to go back to venue, which did refund the overpayment. Also a sofa and lime was charged at £2.50!!

Katie was wonderful service great

Katie was her usual self, amicable and friendly and efficient.

Always fantastic service from Katie and the food was excellent as well

Lovely service from Katie, who seated us right by the windows for the fabulous views. Food was fine and came in a timely fashion. Will definitely return

The sausages for sausage n mash are never cooked Properly always light brown and be very white not professionally Cooked cook them on the griddle for longer

Kt was great, thanks for your amazing service she called me sir and not special like everyone else in my family 👌

Great Location. Our server Katie was fab. Great breakfast, Food is good for the price paid.

KT is a great lady. Always looks after us well. So helpful. And lovely too.

Years of memories and laughs being looked after by Katie!!!

Neither manager or barman mentioned the need to register the car on arrival, or get a parking fine. Apparently there is a machine just through the door. We didn't see it or any signage for it. We had two elders and one disabled in our party. Food was good. But disappointed with lack of direction re parking.

Very good food and friendly waitress

Dinner was ok..chips sent out rock hard and cold..they did bring us more after we raised the issue but by that time we had finished the rest of the meal.. Breakfast the next day was awful,everything tasted of days old oil..sausages weren't cooked properly. Won't be visiting again

Ignorant and argumentative chap who was so arrogant, actually pleased to hear we were leaving mid order.. too many steroids ..no manners or character.. an embarrassment.

A little appreciation for our lovely waitress, Beverly who served us this afternoon. We had a great afternoon, fab roast dinner and enjoyed the lovely scenery. We look forward to coming back very soon 😀

Love this place! Great views, not bad food but loved the waitress Beverly. She was clearly busy but made sure she was attentive, friendly and kept the drinks coming! Will definitely go back.

The whole experience of my lunch at the crows nest Tring today was an absolute disaster! The table booking had been cancelled u nknown to the 8 of us regular diners. The service of all staff was dreadful,they were all demoralised, and disinterested. On the good side,when thefood

You know what you're getting at a beefeater but the staff are always really lovely and helpful, and the views can't be beaten.

Everything was really good food was fantastic and the service was excellent from Kate. The only down side was the toilets, they really could do with updating very tiered which in turn makes them seem unclean my toilet moved as I sat on it and again as flushed it

Food is just over priced pub grub that's all it is I got mix grill and it all just tasted bland needs big improvements as same as I went there 2 years and still the same